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Changing the Role of AgricultureMoving Beyond Production in the
21st Century
Sara J. ScherrPresident, EcoAgriculture PartnersCarasso Symposium2nd Global Food Security ConferenceIthaca, New York
20th Century Perspective Agriculture = Scale Production
Not Sustainable…
Photo: Berta Martin Lopez
How Can We Sustain a Bountiful Future?
New Roles for Agriculture in the 21st Century
Sustaining ecosystemsFoundation for locally-led
development Partner for sustainable city-
regions
1. Sustaining Ecosystems
Why This is Critical
Agriculture land area
Agriculture in 40 percent of land area
Agroecological Practices
Photo: World Agroforestry Centre
Photo: John Picken
Integrated Landscape Management
Scientific Innovation
Agricultural Watersheds Restored in Tigray, Ethiopia
2. Agriculture as the Foundation for Locally-Led
Development
Why This is CriticalGrowing local control of development processes
ECADERT: Local Food Security in Danlí, Honduras
3. Agriculture: Partner in Sustainable City-Regions
Photo: City of Curitiba (Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity)
Photo: Neil Palmer
Why This is CriticalBy 2050, 2/3 of population projected to be in cities
photo Nelson Kon, courtesy Urban Age, London School of Economics
Natural Infrastructure for Cities
Managed riparian ecosyste
ms
Biodiverse and economically
active coastal areas
Fresh, local food sources
Healthy forests for recreation
and water retention
Peri-urban areas are biodiverse, mixed-use food
corridors
Innovative Urban-Rural Partnerships
Resilient City-Region Partnership
Action Steps Towards a Sustainable Food System
1) Integrate Sustainable Agriculture into All the sustainable
Development Goals
2) Build Cross Sector Coalitions at All Levels
3) Structure Supportive Financing
4) Mobilize New Research and Education
New Paradigm of Inclusive Agriculture Green Growth
